Apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid by volume from bottles or similar vessels



Aug. 6, 1940. CONRADE ET AL 2209,94?

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES 0F LIQUID BY VOLUME FROM BOTTLES OR SIMILAR VESSELS Filed Dec. 22, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet l 1940- H. G CONRADE ET AL 2.209,947

APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES 0F LIQUID BY VOLUME FROM BOTTLES 0R SIMILAR VESSELS Filed Dec. 22, 1938 2 Sheets-Slugs: 2

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Patented Aug. 6, 1940 2 209 947 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED QUANTITIES OF LIQUID BY VOLUME FROM BOTTLES OR SIMILAR VESSELS Harold George Conrade and Lawrence Temple Payne, Birmingham, England Application December 22, 1938, Serial No. 247,364 I In Great Britain December 22, 1937 8 Claims. (Cl. 221-98) This invention has for its object to provide carried by the body part a. One end of the improved apparatus for delivering measured tube It is arranged to extend beyond the body quantities of liquid from bottles or other vessels, part and serve as a spout, and the other end is the apparatus being of the type consisting of a preferably splaye-d outwardly toa funnel-like 5 measuring chamber adapted to be attached to form as shown. 5 the vessel and provided with a syphon device, From the rear side of the body part extends the measuring and the discharge of the required a tube 2' surrounded by a cork sleeve 7' adapted volume of liquid being eiiected by tilting the to be inserted in the'neck of the bottle is. One vessel so that liquid can pass from the latter to end of this tube opens into the bottleand the the measuring chamber and thence to a disother end opens into the chamber Z formed by 10 charge outlet. the plate I) and the rear of the body part a. Also The invention comprises the combination of a an air tube m is arranged to extend from the measuring chamber having means for attachsyphon through the tube 2' to the interior of the ing it to the vessel, a plate bounding one side of bottle.

the chamber and having an opening in the The tube 2', chamberl and aperture 0 form the part which is lowermost when the apparatus is in duct whereby (when'the bottle and the attached a tilted service position for efiecting a measuring measuring apparatus are tilted as shown in Figoperation, a syphon device arranged within the ure 1) the liquid is conducted from the bottle chamber, an air tube adapted to connect the to the measuring chamber. Also this duct serves syphon device with the vessel, and a supply duct to conduct all residual liquid I back from the 20 communicating with the said opening for conmeasuring chamber to the bottle when the latducting liquid from the vessel tothe lower part ter is returned to an upright position. It is esof the measuring chamber when the apparatus is sential that this duct shall open into the lower in its tilted service position, and also for conpart of the measuring chamber as shown.

ducting all residual liquid back from the meas- When the bottle, with the attached measururing chamber to the vessel when the apparatus ing apparatus, is tilted as shown liquid can flow is returned to an upright position. into the measuring apparatus to a height de- In the accompanying sheets of explanatory termined by the relative dispositions of the parts drawings, Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 illustrate five forming the syphon. On reaching the top of the v dilferent forms of measuring apparatus condischarge tube h the syphon action sets in and structed in accordance with the invention, the causes the liquid in the measuring chamber to apparatus in each figure being shown attached be discharged in the usual manner. The disto the neck of a bottle and being represented in charge ceases when the levelof the liquid falls the tilted position; to the position occupied by the edge portion n Referring to Figure 1, the apparatus comprises of the tube g. a hollow sheet metal or other body part aof The construction shown in Figure 2 is essensubstantially hemispherical form. Within the tially similar to that shown in Figure 1 and body part is arranged a flat partition plate b ldiffers only in subordinate details. In this exwhich extends across the body part and is proample the body a is of spherical form, and in 40 vided with an opening at 0. Also within the body combination with the plate 72 is arranged another 40 part is arranged another and curved plate d plate 0 which, with the adjacent Wall of the body which has a free edge at e and is situated closely part forms the duct leading from the tube 2' to adjacent to the front hemispherical wall of the the aperture c, the region between the plate 0 body part. The latter is provided with an air and plate b being a dead space. In addition we 7 inlet at f. The measuring chamber is formed arrange adjacent to and in'front of the aperture 45 by the region bounded by the plates b and d. c a weir plate 10 over the upper free edge q oi Air from the outer atmosphere has iree access which "the liquid can flow into the lower part to this chamber through the aperture ,f and the of the measuring chamber. The action of this passage between the plate d and the adjacent modification is the same as the one first dewall of the body part. scribed. On discharge of the measuring cham- 50 Within the measuring chamber isarranged the ber the liquid .falls until its level reaches the syphon. This comprises a tube 0 having one end point 11, of the tube 9, and during discharge the open and the other end attached to and closed plate p serves to hold back sufficient liquid in 65 by the plate I), and a discharge tubeh which the supply duct to seal'the aperture 0.

- passes through the open end of the tube g and is 1 The construction shown in Figure 3 is also essentially similar to that shown in Figure 1 and differs in that a weir plate p is provided (as in. Figure 2) in front of the opening 0. Also a larger air tube is used, and a bafile 1" is arranged to form a weir at the entrance to the air tube. The apparatus shown in Figure 3 is especially adapted for dealing with citrous and like fruit juices which contain cellular or pulpy substances, and as such cellular or pulpy substances find their way into the air tube, it is necessary to employ a comparatively large air tube to accommodate them without choking. When such a tube is used a baffie as r over the entrance becomes desirable and in some cases may be necessary.

The construction shown in Figure 4 is essentially similar to that shown in Figure 2 in that it has a spherical body part. It also resembles the construction shown in Figure 3 in that it has a large air tube and a bafile r at the entrance to the air tube. Also the portion of the plate b forming the closed end of the syphon tube 9 is made to a dome-like form. Moreover, openings a are provided at intervals along the upper side of the air tube m, thepurpose of these holes being to expedite the rate of filling of the measuring chamber and to enable the apparatus to give a succession of measures of liquid (even when the vessel is approaching depletion) without the need for returning the vessel to the vertical position between successive measures.

The construction shown in Figure 5 is essentially similar to that shown in Figure 4. It differs in that the tube 2' is connected to the plate I) by a tube t. In this construction the tube 23 and the part of the tube m lying between the plate I) and the tube 2' are exposed, but if desired these parts may be enclosed by the rear portion of the body parta, the latter being then made of spherical form as in Figures 2, 4 or 5.

The invention is not limited to the examples above described as subordinate constructional details may be varied to suit difierent requirements.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. Apparatus of the type specified for delivering measured quantities of liquid from a bottle or other vessel, comprising the combination of a measuring chamber having means for attaching it to the vessel, a plate bounding one side of the chamber and having an opening in the part which is lowermost when the apparatus is in a tilted service position for efiecting a measuring operation, a syphon device arranged within the chamber, an air tube adapted to connect the syphon device with the vessel, and a supply duct communicating at one end. with the chamber through the said opening for conducting liquid from the vessel to the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position, the said end of the supply duct being situated at the lowermost part of the chamber when the apparatus is in an upright out-ofservice position so that the supply duct can also serve for conducting all residual liquid back from the chamber to the vessel after a measuring operation.

2. Apparatus of the type specified for delivering measured quantities of liquid from a bottle or other vessel, comprising the combination of a measuring chamber having means for attaching it to the vessel, a plate bounding one side of the chamber and having an opening in the part which is lowermost when the .apparatus is in a tilted service position for efiecting a measuring operation, a syphon device arranged within the chamber, an air tube adapted to connect the syphon device with the vessel, a supply duct communicating with the chamber through the said opening for conducting liquid from the vessel to the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position, and also for conducting all residual liquid back from the chamber to the vessel when the apparatus is returned to an upright position, and a weir plate situated in front of the said opening and wholly within the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position.

3..Apparatus of the type specified for delivering measured quantities of liquid from a bottle or other vessel, comprising the combination of a measuring chamber having means for attaching it to the vessel, a plate bounding one side of the chamber and having an opening in the part which is lowermost when the apparatus is in a tilted service position for effecting a measuring operation, a syphon device arranged within the chamber, an air tube adapted to connect the syphon device with the vessel, a baflie plate arranged in the syphon device and forming a weir in front of the entrance to the air tube, and a supply duct communicating at one end with the chamber through the said opening for conducting liquid from the vessel to the lowers part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position, the said end of the supply duct being situated at the lowermost part of the chamber when the apparatus is in an upright out-of-service position so that the supply duct can also serve for conducting all residual liquid back from the chamber to the vessel when the apparatus is returned to an upright position.

4. Apparatus of the type specified for delivering measured quantities of liquid from a bottle or other vessel, comprising the combination of a measuring chamber having means for attaching it to the vessel, a plate bounding one side of the chamber and having an opening in the part which is lowermost when the apparatus is in a tilted service position for effecting a measuring operation, a syphon device arranged within the chamber, an air tube adapted to connect the syphon device with the vessel, a battle arranged in the syphon device to form a weir in front of the entrance to the air tube, a supply duct communicating with the chamber through the said opening for conducting liquid from the vessel to the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position, and also for conducting all residual liquid back from the chamber to the vessel when the apparatus is returned to an upright position, and a weir plate situated in front of the said opening and wholly within the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position.

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and comprising the combination of a hollow body in which the measuring chamber is formed, the

hollow body being provided with an air inlet, and

a plate arranged in the hollow body and bounding the side of the chamber remote from the supply duct, the said plate forming with an adjacent wall of the hollow body a passage through which air can fiow from the said inlet to the upper part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and com- .prising the combination of a hollow body in which the measuring chamber and supply duct are formed, a pair of interconnected plates arranged in the hollow body and serving respectively to bound one side of the chamber and one side of the duct, and a weir plate situated in the chamber in front of the outlet to the duct and wholly within the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and comprising the combination of a hollow body in which the measuring chamber and supply duct are formed, the hollow body being provided with an air inlet, a plate arranged in the hollow body and bounding the side of the chamber remote from the supply duct, the said plate forming with an adjacent wall of the hollow body a passage through which air can flow from the said inlet to the upper part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position, and a pair of interconnected plates also arranged in the hollow body and serving respectively to bound the other side of the said chamber and one side of the said duct.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 and comprising the combination with the plate bounding one side of the measuring chamber, of a tube connected to the opening in the plate and forming a part of the ductfor conveying liquid to the chamber, and a weir plate situated in front of the said opening and wholly within the lower part of the chamber when the apparatus is in its tilted service position.

HAROLD GEORGE CO'NRADE. LAWRENCE TEMPLE PAYNE. 

